Libyan Premier League


The Libyan Premier League is the men's top professional football division of the Libyan football league system. Administered by the Competition Organizing Committee in the Libyan Football Federation, Libyan Premier League is contested by 22 teams divided into two groups of 11, with the two lowest-placed teams of each group relegated to the First Division.
51 teams have competed in Libyan Premier League since its inception. Ten teams have been crowned champions, with Al-Ittihad winning the title a record 18 times and Al-Ahli [SC (Tripoli)|Al-Ahly Tripoli] 13 times. Al-Ahly Tripoli won the inaugural Premier League in 1963. Al-Ahly Tripoli and Al-Ahly Benghazi dominated the championship in the 1970s, winning four titles and two titles respectively throughout the decade. Al-Ittihad dominated the League through the 2000s, winning 8 titles.
The league has been ranked by the IFFHS as the 56th highest in the world for 2009, making it the sixth-highest ranked league in the Arab world, after the Saudi Professional League, the Egyptian Premier League, the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the Sudan Premier League, and the eighth highest in Africa, after the Nigerian Professional Football League, Egyptian Premier League, the Girabola in Angola, Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Zambia Super League, Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and Sudan Premier League.
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History

The Libyan Premier League was founded in 1963. Prior to that, there were three Provincial Championships, one each for the Eastern, Western and Southern provinces. The first league season at national level was the 1963-64 season, in which participated the Western Province champion Al Ahly, the Eastern Province champion Al Ahly and the Southern Province champion Hilal Sabha. After the withdrawal of Hilal Sabha due to lack of resources, the league was limited to just two teams. Al Ahly defeated Al Ahly 2-0 over two matches to become the first Libyan Premier League champions.

Winners

Al Ittihad are the most successful Libyan club, having won 18 titles, including 6 straight titles have won it 14 times.
The last team to win the title from outside the capital was al- Naser fc, who won the league in the 2023/24 season. The Big Two have won 32 of the 51 titles that have been contested since 1964.

Champions by season

Winners are:

Qualification for CAF competitions

Association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF club season

The association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF Champions League and the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF club competition from 2020–21 to the 2024–25 season.
;LegendCL: CAF Champions LeagueCC: CAF Confederation Cup≥: Associations points might increase on basis of its clubs performance in 2024–25 CAF club competitions
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2023–24 clubs

Group 1
TeamLocationSha'biyahStadiumCapacity
Al-AhlyBenghaziBenghaziMartyrs of February Stadium10,550
Al-HilalBenghaziBenghaziMartyrs of February Stadium10,550
Al-Sadaqa SCShahhatShahhatShahhat Stadium10,000
Al-Ta'awonAjdabyaAjdabya10 June Stadium
Al-AkhdarBaydaBaydaSheikh Chadae Stadium10,000
Al NasrBenghaziBenghaziMartyrs of February Stadium10,550
Al-SuqoorTobrukTobrukTobruk Stadium8,000
Al-TahaddyBenghaziBenghaziMarch 28 Stadium55,000
Al-Morouj SCMarjMarjAl Marj Stadium
Al-AnwarAl-AbyarAl-AbyarMartyrs of Al-Abyar Stadium

Group 2
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Abu Salem SCTripoliAbu Salem Stadium
Al-AhliTripoliGMR Stadium4,000
Al-IttihadTripoliJumayl Stadium
Al-KhumsAl KhumsAl-Khums Stadium
Al-MadinaTripoliGMR Stadium4,000
Al-Ittihad MisrataMisrataAl-Shumooa Stadium
Al-BashayrMisrataAl-Shumooa Stadium
Asaria SCZawiyaOlympic Stadium8,000
AsswehlyMisrataAl-Shumooa Stadium
Olympic AzzaweyaZawiyaOlympic Stadium8,000
Libyan Stadium SCTripoliGMR Stadium4,000

Top scorers by season

Top scorers are:
SeasonPlayerClubGoals
1963–64|1951

All-time top scorers

RankNatNameYearsGoals
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Regulations

The rules can be found on the official LFF website.